Transportation inspiration

Every story has a back story. On Portland Afoot’s low-car commuting podcast this month, Oregonian transportation columnist and reporter Joseph Rose joins Lily and I to talk about his fight to get TriMet to face and fix its crazily lax driver-safety rules.

Though I’ve occasionally had honest differences with Joe’s coverage choices, there’s no question the man is one of the sharpest and hardest-working reporters in town. TriMet riders are lucky to have him on our side, and it’s an honor to have him on.

Three reasons even highway-haters should love the Columbia River Crossing and three reasons even rail-lovers should hate it.

Bike moves, the joyous community-powered household relocation tradition that Portland has developed over the last 10 years. They’re having a moment. We talk about why, and how your next relocation could very easily happen on a Saturday morning with a little help from a swarm of bikes.

Lily’s favorite TriMet-related Twitter chatter of the month.

Our low-car transportation tip of the month (a brilliant insight that was developed by PA contributor and Lily’s fellow Reedie Lauren Hudgins).

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